#5
Kansas State · 2026

Josh Manning

WRSenior6' 3", 217 lbsLee's Summit, MO
Kansas State Wildcats3-0 · TDC #22
Snap share
68%
3 of 3 started · likely 53–80%
Receptions
13
111th of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
130
214th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
10.0
337th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
2
54th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.60
122nd of 301 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

18 plays · +10.8 total EPA · 122nd of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.60
Passing+0.60
1st down+0.31
2nd down-0.01
3rd down+1.78
Standard downs+0.27
Passing downs+1.46
ManningWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays8%
Pass plays20%
Run plays0%
1st down12%
2nd down3%
3rd down9%
Standard downs9%
Passing downs8%
ManningWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets16—
Target share21.6%133rd / 489
Catch rate75.0%129th / 489
Success rate per target56.2%160th / 489
Yards per target7.4286th / 489
Explosive catches6.2%349th / 489
Deep-target rate12.5%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets2—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions13111th / 1676
Yards130214th / 1662
Yards / catch10337th / 499
Touchdowns254th / 527
Long36—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Nicholls✓ WR71~48 (32–58)568%
Wk 2 · Washington State✓ WR74~67 (44–74)1291%
Wk 3 · Tulane✓ WR65~28 (9–38)143%
Season3 GS210143 (112–169)1868%

Position Room

12 WRs on the Kansas State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
Jaron TibbsWR15162125%+0.50
5Josh ManningWRSR13130220%+0.60
Brandon WhiteWR753112%+0.25
15Derrick Salley Jr.WRJR438019%+0.56
Izaiah WilliamsWR11004%+2.48
6Sterling LockettWRSR—————
13Kaprice KeithWRFR—————
14Max LovettWRFR—————
17Adonis MoiseWRSO—————
18Larry Porter IVWRSO—————
84Isaac KochWRSR—————
85Nash MorrisonWRFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Kansas State depth chart →